Nova Drift

About this game

- SURVIVE - EVOLVE - DOMINATE - Nova Drift is a 'rogue-lite' space shooter that melds a classic arcade experience with modern action-RPG elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session. Build to play how you want, creating a unique build every game. Runs are quick, allowing for rapid experimentation and iteration. DEFINE YOUR BUILD, combining dozens of choices of Weapon, Shield, and Body GEAR, including: • Weapon - Thermal Lance: Channel a focused lance of heat that makes targets vulnerable to further damage. • Weapon - Swords: Wield a pair of monomolecular double-edged swords that parry projectiles. • Shield - Warp: Teleport when your shield breaks, creating an entry and exit blast. • Shield - Halo: Burn targets within your shields radius. • Body - Carrier: Command a legion of Swarm Constructs. • Body - Leviathan: Become an ever-growing serpent that shreds with its body. • Body - Firefly: Sear targets with massive thrusters. Unlock an arsenal of over 200 MODULAR UPGRADES: Transform your build, choosing from dozens of SUPER MODS: • Charged Mines: Your mines charge, unleashing your weapon on detonation. • Dying Star: Take constant damage, but burn nearby targets based on proximity and how damaged you are. • Barrage: Transform any weapon into a bullet hose. • Singular Strike: Fuse all of your projectiles into one giant projectile. • Ataraxia: Gain powerful passive buffs for each unspent upgrade point. • Antimatter Rounds: Your weapon can punch through hostile projectiles. • Void Slice: Teleport, slicing through anything in your path. • Warp Strike: Your projectiles can screen-wrap. • Sanctuary: Convert your shield into a massive roving bubble and gain power while within it. Enjoy varied GAME MODES: • Endless: Find out just how far you can push your build after victory. • Draft: Jump deep into enemy territory with a pre-constructed build. • Wild Metamorphosis: Enjoy a challenging "rogue-like" experience that offers powerful, transformative mods. Unlock MODULAR CHALLENGE MODES as your skills grow. Greater risk means greater rewards! EXAMPLE BUILD - Celestial Striker: This unconventional build defeats enemies by slamming right through them, detonating its shields, and burning anything nearby. • Hullbreaker is the cornerstone of our build, fast, resilient, and able to deal massive crash damage based on its velocity. • Amp Shield increases our velocity and damage, which results in massive crash damage. • Volatile Shields ensures that when our Amp Shield breaks on impact, nearby enemies receive a devastating explosion. • Flash Shielding lets us get our shield back quickly. • Celestial Lance converts our speed into a burning aura, letting us crowd control as we soar. • Celestial Surge lets us convert our aura into a massive burning projectile on demand, igniting anything in its path. Nova Drift is a decade-long labor of love developed by Jeffrey Nielson (Chimeric) in collaboration with its community, featuring music and audio by Miles Tilmann (Pixeljam).

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